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"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the lawyers behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's litigation, Bill O'Reilly's downturn, the year's most significant media megamergers and pretty much anything that matters in Hollywood. Extortion. Messy divorces. Nine-figure deals with Chinese media conglomerates. It's been a busy year for Hollywood's power lawyers, who once again gather in THR's pages for the magazine's yearly Power Lawyers difficulty. The men and women on this listing handle a range of instances, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers which take weeks to iron out, but all of them have things in common. All of them love working in the entertainment market. They all play a vital part in keeping Hollywood's wheels turning. They're all at the very top of the area. And judging from THR's poll -- they drink a lot of coffee (an average of 5.5 cups a day, even if calculations include the guy who promised to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Electricity Lawyers of 2017 talk about their biggest cases, disclose their private political beliefs (just 14 percent think Donald Trump will get impeached) and reply the age-old question, "Which superhero would you most want to represent? ""
Marty Katz
Sheppard Mullin Alma mater University of Michigan Law School Why he matters When you're a Hollywood litigator, all sorts of weird stuff can pop up. Like a princess 's collapse on a Carnival cruise boat. Katz is working with this while also planning to proceed to trial for investors seeking to regain what they spent for the troubled movie adaptation of Martin Amis' London Fields. But his bread and butter is still profit-participation cases. He's representing MGM in a dispute over a pair of Clint Eastwood classics and recently completed arbitrating a case between a music video that became a viral sensation online. Comfort food "Pizza and fries. "
Daniel Petrocelli
O'Melveny & Myers Alma mater Southwestern Law School He issues His most headline-grabbing situation in 2017 was safeguarding Donald Trump in the Trump University fraud case. That settled around the time his client won the presidential elections. Petrocelli also settled a lawsuit for customer SiriusXM (in a dispute over public broadcasting of pre-1972 sound records ), worked with Fox on its own suit against Netflix for poaching executives defended Kesha within her legal warfare with Dr. Luke. Last TV show binged Narcos
Ari Lanin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Alma mater USC Gould School of Law He matters He was his company 's lead partner in the formation of WndrCo, the electronic and tech investment firm that's Jeffrey Katzenberg's $750 million post-DreamWorks passion project. He also guided Otter Media, the joint venture between AT&T and Chernin Group, in the formation of Gunpowder & Sky with Van Toffler and Floris Bauer. The independent studio is racking up acquisitions, including New York-based indie distribution firm FilmBuff and several festival names like Sundance standout Novitiate. Who should play me at the movie of my life The Stone
Tom Hansen
Hanson, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman Alma mater USC Gould School of Law Why he matters Hansen's clients Stephen Colbert and Mel Gibson equally had roaring comebacks this year, while Robert Downey Jr. signed a deal to star in Dr. Doolittle to get Universal. David Lynch created a long-awaited return with Showtime's Twin Peaks reboot. Client Bill Simmons' HBO series Any Given Wednesday was canceled, but he's already bouncing back by making an Andre the Giant documentary there.
Matthew Johnson
Ziffren Brittenham Alma mater Southwestern Law School Why he issues In April, Johnson filed a suit on behalf of Sylvester Stallone alleging that Warner Bros. was "dishonest" in profit participations. The complaint continues a busy period for the lawyer, who lately scored a settlement for three people who maintained that ABC's Quantico derived from their job. Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Getting close to the gorillas in Rwanda. "
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